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Danny Bonaduce, American film/television child actor, radio/television presenter and wrestler who gained fame for his role in the famous 1970s television sitcom "The Partridge Family", is 63 today. He wrote an autobiography, "Random Acts of Badness", about his journey through drug addiction. Tom Perrotta, American bestselling novelist and screenwriter famous for his novels "Election" and "Little Children", both of which were made into films, and "The Leftovers", which was adapted into an Award-winning HBO series, is 61 today.

Pete Sampras, the extraordinary and talented American tennis player who won 64 titles in singles, including seven Wimbledon titles and five US Open championships, is 51 today. George Soros, Hungarian-born American political activist, author, businessman with a net worth of over $8 billion, financial speculator, financier, investor and philanthropist, is 92 today.

Please don't leave us, @YoungWillz. I'm going to miss your poor musical taste on the Cup.

@Wormfarmer... Pat Carroll is a @GuyFromFuture's candidate at the C spot. She died on July 30.

Ian McDiarmid, the chameleonic and talented film, radio, stage and television actor who made his name on stage and is internationally famous for his role as Emperor/Senator Palpatine or Sith Lord Darth Sidious in the "Star Wars" film series, is 78 today.

Juan Manuel Santos, Colombian politician who served as the 32nd President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016, is 71 today. Lucas Till, American film and television actor known for his role as Havok in "X-Men: First Class" (2011), "X-Men: Days of Future Past" (2014) and "X-Men: Apocalypse" (2016), is 32 today. He later starred in the title role of the CBS reboot of "MacGyver".

Gillian Anderson, the talented and versatile film, stage and television actress world-renowned for her iconic role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the cult television series "The X-Files", is 54 today. Bob Cousy, the notable basketball player, one of the greatest passers and playmakers in NBA history, who played for the Boston Celtics from 1950 to 1963 and won six NBA Championships, is 94 today.

It's a good age to enjoy retirement.

It sounds like a good philosophy for a player. I'll keep that in mind. But not for an entire list. I prefer 637 points rather than 89.

Keith Carradine, the excellent American film, stage and television actor with a significant career as a country singer/songwriter which best-known films include "Nashville", "The Duellists", "Choose Me" and "The Moderns", is 73 today. Connie Stevens, American film, stage, television actress and singer probably remembered for her role as Cricket Blake in the American TV series "Hawaiian Eye" and the romantic films "Parrish" and "Susan Slade", is 84 today.

Your score is unfair, @Gooseberry Crumble. There are always interesting names on your lists.

Anjanette Comer, American film and television actress whose major and most memorable cinema credit was her role in the comedy "The Loved One" (1965), is 83 today. David Duchovny, American film and television actor world-renowned for his famous and iconic role as Fox Mulder in the television series "The X-Files", is 62 today.

M. Night Shyamalan, the Indian-born American film director, producer and screenwriter who rose to fame with the successful horror-thriller film "The Sixth Sense", is 52 today.

I knew you'd like it, and I'm glad you enjoyed it, @Gooseberry Crumble.

Congratulations on your victory, @gcreptile. Your team was very competitive. Well done, master. And congratulations to you, too, @theoldlady. You're an excellent player, too.

Here's a better photo (a selfie ) of Cole Sprouse, @Gooseberry Crumble:

Mark Strong, versatile British film, stage and television actor best known for his roles as Merlin in "Kingsman: The Secret Service" and "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" and Lord Henry Blackwood in "Sherlock Holmes", is 59 today.

Georgina Hale, the notable stage actress probably remembered for her roles in the films of director Ken Russell including her BAFTA-winning performance as Alma Mahler in the 1974 film "Mahler", is 79 today. Dennis Lehane, the American novelist and screenwriter, is 57 today. Four of his novels were adapted as films of the same name: "Mystic River", "Gone Baby Gone", "Shutter Island" and "Live by Night". "Animal Rescue" was a short story which Lehane adapted for the film "The Drop" and all he did was transform it into a novel.

I'm impatient. I just don't want to lose my TV Show again.

@John Key... Pat Carroll and Vin Scully are two sad hits for me. Thank you!

James B. Harris, American film director, producer and screenwriter, is 94 today. He worked with Stanley Kubrick as a producer on "The Killing", "Paths of Glory" and "Lolita". Harris' directorial debut was the thriller "The Bedford Incident" (a dramatic and interesting treatment of the Cold War with Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier). Never a prolific director, James B. Harris also directed the erotic and romantic drama "Some Call It Loving" and two thrillers with James Woods: "Fast-Walking" and "Cop".

A new change is coming:

María de los Ángeles Félix Santamaría Espinosa professionally known as Massiel, Spanish pop singer who won the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest, is 75 today. She recorded more than 50 albums, but ceased singing. The iconic and popular singer has been fighting for several years against a degenerative disease which could make her blind. I wish a very to a great professional.

Duplicate picks:

It is a great film. But my favourite is "From Russia with Love". "From Russia with Love" is all a James Bond film needs to be: A classic spy plot, beautiful women, entertaining action scenes, cool gadgets, great villains, spectacular locations (Istambul and Venice) and the introduction of famous elements of the Bond franchise including SPECTRE and Q. Sean Connery is good as always and he's very charismatic as James Bond, but Robert Shaw is a strong adversary to Bond as the assassin and the fight in the train carriage is memorable.